https://www.gao.gov/products/142147

B-239904: Aug 30, 1990

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for painting petroleum tanks, contending that the: (1) awardee's bid was nonresponsive; and (2) Air Force improperly permitted the awardee to correct a bid error. GAO held that the: (1) awardee left out an item price; and (2) Air Force improperly permitted the awardee to correct the mistake. Accordingly, the protest was sustained, and GAO recommended th...

https://www.gao.gov/products/448729

B-239904: Aug 30, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bids - Error correction - Pricing errors - Line items DIGEST: Procuring agency improperly permitted bidder to correct a mistake in its bid where the only evidence of the alleged omitted cost is a subcontractor's quotation which. While it is evidence of the cost of the work. The IFB was issued on March 23. Bidders were required to insert a unit price and an estimated...